Marketplace Morning Report for Monday, June 14, 2010

Segments From This Episode

• House, Senate forge ahead to merge versions of financial reform bill

  by John Dimsdale

  Senators and House representatives are close to combining two versions of the financial reform bill ahead of a July 4 deadline.

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• Zero-emissions electric trucks to transport food in NYC

  by Marketplace Staff

  Politicians in the Bronx, NY are unveiling an electric truck, the first of its kind in New York City, to transport goods from the city's food hub.

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• Where Germany, France disagree on European debt

  by Jonny Dymond

  Germany and France are leading the conversation to get indebted European countries out of financial struggle, but the two powers don't quite see eye-to-eye.

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• Afghanistan copper, lithium worth $1 trillion

  by Gregory Warner

  American geologists have reported that Afghanistan is sitting on $1 trillion of copper and lithium deposits.

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• New rules encourage affordable worker health insurance

  by Gregory Warner

  The White House has unveiled new rules to encourage employers to continue offering health insurance to workers at a reasonable price.

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• Obama wants escrow account for BP pay-off

  The Obama Administration wants BP to deposit money into an escrow account to pay off the businesses who've lost out over the past month due to the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico.

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• Marking four years of worldwide financial meltdown

  by Steve Chiotakis

  Why did this weekend mark the four-year anniversary of the start of the financial meltdown?

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• Which country uses up the most coal?

  by Marketplace Contributor

  Globalist Quizmaster Stephan Richter asks: Which country is the most dependent on coal? (Hint: It's not China).

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